The Bitcoin Frontier MBA grads still don’t get bitcoin, here’s why with Anil Patel
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Jun 18, 2025 Anil Patel, author of The Bitcoin Handbook and creator of popular Bitcoin graphics, discusses his early insights on digital scarcity sparked by selling concert tickets. He shares his belief in Bitcoin's future as a vital store of value and treasury asset. Anil reflects on the skepticism faced from MBA grads, the role of Bitcoin in financial security, and the rise of Bitcoin treasury companies. He emphasizes simplifying complex Bitcoin concepts for better understanding and the necessity of adapting financial education in an increasingly distracting world.
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Early Digital Scarcity Lesson
- Anil Patel started a ticket brokerage business as a teenager, learning early about digital scarcity through physical and then digital concert tickets.
- This experience shaped his understanding of markets and Bitcoin, initially mistaking it for a payment technology.
Bitcoin's Infinite Appreciation
- Bitcoin will appreciate forever because productivity gains get captured by the hardest asset: Bitcoin.
- Innovation never stops, so Bitcoin's value will keep rising indefinitely.
Centralization in Ticketing
- Not all applications benefit from decentralization; ticketing requires centralized support for lost or invalid tickets.
- Sometimes a centralized authority is necessary to protect users and provide support.
